to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to amuse oneself; to make merry
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
(sexual) bondage; rope bondage; playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to set (sun); to become dark
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
race (of people); type of person
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
not limited to; not just ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)